Medical Secretary

Job summary

Medical Secretary General Surgery

Band 3

37.5 hours per week - Monday Friday - Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Medical Secretary to join our General Surgery team at Rotherham General Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual.

We are looking for someone with the following attributes to join our team:

• RSA III / equivalent or equivalent experience
• Hard working and self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literate with excellent keyboard skills
• Good team player

Main duties of the job

You will provide an efficient secretarial service to the General Surgery Consultants. As a Medical Secretary you will work alongside other Medical Secretary colleagues to ensure that clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within acceptable time-scales. You will act as a main point of contact for patients and medical staff on behalf of the Consultants and their teams, ensuring all queries are answered with skill, sensitivity and in a courteous, caring and professional manner. It will be essential that you are able to work using your own initiative compatible with the role and that you maintain confidentiality at all times.

You will be required to carry out all duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to both patients and our department.

Having recent experience of working as Medical Secretary or similar in a busy office environment, ideally within the NHS / healthcare is required. You should, possess excellent typewriting/word processing qualifications (minimum RSA Grade II or equivalent) and have a good working knowledge of Word' and 'Excel. You should have experience in minute taking and medical terminology would be an advantage. Good inter-personal skills and an ability to prioritise your workload are required.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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